VWL Lovers & Groupies Thread: Meese-ka, Mice-ka MOOSE-kateers

[Disney loving Iowan]

Disney loving Iowan ~ Thank goodness all of you are safe. Sorry about the tree damage that your dad has to deal with.

Have a great night everyone!

Thanks I Book. We really got off easy compared to alot of people in our area!

PHILLIES ! MY BOYZ !!!!!!

Mine too!!!!! Glad Polly got the gold glove but disappointed that Chooch and the Flyin' Hawaiian got left out.

 

[TammyNC]

Here are a couple of more....

 

[Muushka]

Loving those Christmas pictures!

Well, we are all checked out of Vero and into BLT. On the way here, we had to make a stop for some bacon and lettuce and tomatoes.
Yes, that will be a dinner one night in honor of this resort.

We are facing the Lake, but dead center so we can't see our beloved, but we do have a wonderful view.

While the decor is not my favorite, the place seems to be growing on us.

Tomorrow parks, I think.

See you!

 

[Granny]

Okay, I've posted this several times, but this was my favorite Mickey character I've ever encountered...in the lobby of WL.

And a couple more pix for good measure:

The sign in front of the lobby tree,

The Big Guy dropping by on Christmas Eve:

My daughters' stockings hung up in the window at VWL on Christmas Eve:

 

[I Book He Pays]

Hi All:

I'm loving the pictures of VWL! So beautiful and I would love to talk DH into going there in Dec. 2013!

Muushka ~ Welcome to BLT and I love what your having tonight for dinner!Have a great time and enjoy! Give Mickey a hug from me!

KAT4DISNEY ~ Have a great vacation!

Disney loving Iowan ~ I have friends in lower CT and they haven't had power since Saturday. Lots of trees/branches down. She said that it looks like a tornado hit the area. They still haven't recovered from Hurricane Irene back in August.

Have a great evening everyone!

 

[eliza61]

Okay, I've posted this several times, but this was my favorite Mickey character I've ever encountered...in the lobby of WL.

And a couple more pix for good measure:

The sign in front of the lobby tree,

The Big Guy dropping by on Christmas Eve:

My daughters' stockings hung up in the window at VWL on Christmas Eve:

And I love them every time. *** sighs dreamingly**** one day I'm getting there for the holidays

 

[jimmytammy]

Tammy
Can we slip in a Dec. trip to the Lodge cause I am getting really homesick?
But keep the pics coming folks, maybe it can help get over the hump, it is Wed. you know
Kat, have a great trip!!
Barb, Im with you, BLT I like, but hoping it grows on me as well

 

[TammyNC]

Tammy
Can we slip in a Dec. trip to the Lodge cause I am getting really homesick?

I'm ready anytime, just let me know when to pack!

 

[Muushka]

Tomorrow we go into the parks. Magic Kingdom at crack-thirty. Then back to BLT for maybe a BLT for lunch???
Then over to Epcot, because we always visit Epcot. Then dinner somewhere and then back to Magic Kingdom.

Mr Muush is seeing a side of me he has never seen (me neither for that matter). We always proudly hated parades!
But I love MSEP and it is still here! So I must go see it. Period. End of discussion. 'Nuff said!

Tonight we went out to dinner (off site) and some more grocery shopping. Then up to the lounge (nice place) to watch Wishes.

Then back to the room to watch the EWP. What fun! It was so strange watching it from way up high, but fun.

 

[Inkmahm]

I love the Christmas pictures! Only 5 more weeks and we'll be back at the Lodge. I'm really looking forward to seeing all the decorations again after not staying at VWL last December.

 

[jimmytammy]

Tomorrow we go into the parks. Magic Kingdom at crack-thirty. Then back to BLT for maybe a BLT for lunch???
Then over to Epcot, because we always visit Epcot. Then dinner somewhere and then back to Magic Kingdom.

Mr Muush is seeing a side of me he has never seen (me neither for that matter). We always proudly hated parades!
But I love MSEP and it is still here! So I must go see it. Period. End of discussion. 'Nuff said!

Tonight we went out to dinner (off site) and some more grocery shopping. Then up to the lounge (nice place) to watch Wishes.

Then back to the room to watch the EWP. What fun! It was so strange watching it from way up high, but fun.

Keep on havin' fun!

 

[TammyNC]

Tomorrow we go into the parks. Magic Kingdom at crack-thirty. Then back to BLT for maybe a BLT for lunch???
Then over to Epcot, because we always visit Epcot. Then dinner somewhere and then back to Magic Kingdom.

Mr Muush is seeing a side of me he has never seen (me neither for that matter). We always proudly hated parades!
But I love MSEP and it is still here! So I must go see it. Period. End of discussion. 'Nuff said!

Tonight we went out to dinner (off site) and some more grocery shopping. Then up to the lounge (nice place) to watch Wishes.

Then back to the room to watch the EWP. What fun! It was so strange watching it from way up high, but fun.

All I can say is WOW about your plan...sounds like a fun day is planned!!

 

[horselover]

Since we all seem to be in the Christmas spirit I have a question for the experts. I'm thinking I'd like to put some lights out on the balcony for our Christmas trip. I didn't do that the last time we went in Dec. so I'm not sure how it works. Are there outlets on the balconies or do I need to run an extension cord out there? I'm not sure I'd want to do it if I had to leave my slider open a crack to let the cord out. I'm a little paranoid about what might find it's way in. Lets assume for the moment there is an outdoor outlet. How many strands of lights? One set of 100? 150? I don't want to go completely over the top, but I'd love to be able to walk back at night & look up to see our balcony all lit up. Any tips would be appreciated!

Granny - I love the pic of your DDs stockings in the window.

Muush - hope you're having a wonderful time!

 

[Nicoal13]

Muush - sounds like a perfect day! Hope you are enjoying it all.

I'm busy planning for DS's 6th birthday party on Saturday. Mostly just family and a few friends.

And I am having serious Disney withdrawal. It's been 6 months since our trip and we don't have any planned for now. I think I really need to plan a trip. Just don't know how to fit it in. DH and I would like a trip to Mexico next year as well for our 10th anniversary. Plus I want to visit a friends in NC, or maybe meet her at Disney since she has never been. Hmmmm, decisions decisions!

 

[wildernessDad]

I'm there with you, Nicoal. I'll be over 6 months since my last vacation (Disneyland and the great Southwest) and I am in need of a serious WDW fix.

20 days until we check into Kidani. Woo hoo!

 

[twinklebug]

I'm there with you, Nicoal. I'll be over 6 months since my last vacation (Disneyland and the great Southwest) and I am in need of a serious WDW fix.

20 days until we check into Kidani. Woo hoo!

It'll have been almost 18 months since our last visit. 46 days to go - BWV & Kidani!

LOVE the VWL/WL pics! - they're making me regret not trying for a wait list at the lodge... We'll be fine at Kidani though.

PS - almost shot off an offer on a 200 pt VWL contract yesterday...

IBook HP... Someone here mentioned the decor goes up around the middle of November at the Lodge(s) So it sounds like anywhere from the week before T-giving through New years is good for seeing them. Hoping I can book a ~long~ weekend at the lodge Dec 5-9th next year.

 

[Granny]

Since we all seem to be in the Christmas spirit I have a question for the experts. I'm thinking I'd like to put some lights out on the balcony for our Christmas trip. I didn't do that the last time we went in Dec. so I'm not sure how it works. Are there outlets on the balconies or do I need to run an extension cord out there? I'm not sure I'd want to do it if I had to leave my slider open a crack to let the cord out. I'm a little paranoid about what might find it's way in. Lets assume for the moment there is an outdoor outlet. How many strands of lights? One set of 100? 150? I don't want to go completely over the top, but I'd love to be able to walk back at night & look up to see our balcony all lit up. Any tips would be appreciated!

The same Christmas we hung those stockings we also decorated the balcony.

Caveat: When we checked in, there was a notice in our packet that no decorations of balconies was allowed. But then we saw several WL and VWL balconies with decorations. So I asked a CM about them, and he said something to the effect that if we put them up and nobody asked us to take them down, we should be okay. And that we never had the conversation. My takeaway was that officially it is not allowed but they won't make you take anything down unless it is offensive, dangerous, or a guest complains.

There is no power on the balcony (I think OKW might be the only resort with outside outlets). So yes, we had to run an extension cord out to the balcony. We used a regular interior extension cord so we were able to almost close the sliding door completely. If you use an exterior cord it would keep the sliding door open more.

If I were to do it over, I would either not purchase any illumination requiring electricity (just do garland) or else find a battery run strand of lights. Probably need about 12-20 feet worth of them. As you can see, we had that corner atrium room with just the small balcony on it so didn't need much lights.

You can see that we had an illuminated snowman on the balcony too. We didn't realize how bright that was...honestly we could see it from the boat as it pulled into the WL dock! Way too bright, but they didn't make us take it down.

Like I said, we would do it differently if we go at Christmas in the future. Tone it down, and do more lights inside maybe. I like the idea that I've seen where people use suction cups with hooks for the windows to hold light strands...you can see them from the outside but they are inside.

 

[Granny]

In the spirit of holiday at VWL, here's a picture of Christmas morning inside the villa. The tree was part of the share-a-tree festivity, and was donated by Jim (MagicalMCWHO)

Someone had asked about horse drawn sleigh rides from WL. I found the picture I took of the sleigh in front of WL in 2006. Sounds like they don't do it anymore.

 

[horselover]

Thank you Granny!

 

[MiaSRN62]

Tomorrow we go into the parks. Magic Kingdom at crack-thirty. Then back to BLT for maybe a BLT for lunch???
Then over to Epcot, because we always visit Epcot. Then dinner somewhere and then back to Magic Kingdom.

Mr Muush is seeing a side of me he has never seen (me neither for that matter). We always proudly hated parades!
But I love MSEP and it is still here! So I must go see it. Period. End of discussion. 'Nuff said!

Tonight we went out to dinner (off site) and some more grocery shopping. Then up to the lounge (nice place) to watch Wishes.

Then back to the room to watch the EWP. What fun! It was so strange watching it from way up high, but fun.

Oh Muushka ! I am loving your plans and glad BLT is growing on you ! It did with us as well. Initially, if you all recall, we weren't going to buy there. Now we love it. I'm with you----the decor is not my fav, but the views and convience to MK and the lake (and TOW lounge !) are awesome ! Keep on enjoying your days in WDW